Kelly has been exclusively practicing family law for the past 15 years in the Greater Atlanta area. Prior to opening her own practice, Kelly worked at several prestigious law firms, including Stern Edlin, Callner Portnoy & Strawser, and the law offices of Pamela L. Tremayne. She has been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as a Legal Elite attorney in Family Law and honored as a Super Lawyer for several years.

Kelly is very passionate about practicing family law and believes in providing support, understanding, advocacy, and counseling to each client.

Kelly I. Reese
Partner


EDUCATION

University of Florida
Levin College of Law, J.D.
Gainesville, Florida

Children’s Fellow with the
Center on Children and Families

University of Florida, B.S. (Cum Laude)
Gainesville, Florida


BAR ADMISSIONS

State Bar of Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia

Kelly I. Reese

  • Georgia Super Lawyers
    Super Lawyer, Family Law

    Georgia Trend Magazine
    Georgia Legal Elite, Family Law

    State Bar of Georgia
    Prior Member of the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section

    Georgia Bar Association
    Prior Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Division, Family Law

    Atlanta Bar Association
    Member at Large of the Family Law Section

  • Georgia Family Law Institute
    “Equitable Division of Property…and Debt”
    Author and Speaker

    Georgia Family Law Practice
    Half Moon Seminars
    “Child Custody”
    Speaker

    State Bar of Georgia
    Nuts and Bolts of Family Law – Atlanta
    “Attorney Fees”
    Speaker

    Georgia Family Law Institute
    “Work Product Doctrine – Tips For Protecting Your Experts”
    Co-Author

    The Family Lawyer
    Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law Section
    “Protecting Clients in Bankruptcy”,
    Author

    University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy
    Volume 20 – Issue 1
    “Reflections on Loving and Children’s Rights”
    Co-Author, with Barbara Bennett Woodhouse, 2009

    University of Florida
    Sociology and Criminology
    Guest Lecturer

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